Cardinal watching

Nuns watch as cardinals arrive for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican. Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism's new leader began in earnest on Monday as the College of Cardinals opened talks on selecting the next Pope.

Nuns watch as cardinals arrive for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican. Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism's new leader began in earnest on Monday as the College of Cardinals opened talks on selecting the next Pope. (Max Rossi, Reuters)

Nuns watch as cardinals arrive for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican. Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism's new leader began in earnest on Monday as the College of Cardinals opened talks on selecting the next Pope.